The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-02-26


THE large training stables Of the Naples.
at the Council Bluffs Iowa tracks. were
entirely destroyed by fire, including the
saddle, furniture. sleeping, and reading
rooms. and the inclosed exercise walks.
dozen valuable thoroaghbreds persisted in
the flames The resignation of Hon.
Samuel Treat, Judge OF the United States
District Court for the Eastern Distric. OF
Missouri, has been forwarded to the Presi-
dent The people OF Pecatonica, Ill,
burned down the only saloon ia the town,
FIRST saturaling II with oil.
JONI GuTzESHAuER, New York
painter. sho: three times Mt his wife. in
tiiciing scalp wound. and then killed
himself by lelping from a fifth story VIII
dow. He charged his wife with inndelity.
and she charged him with drunkenness and
cruelty. Ihs couple had had fifteen chill
dren, OF whom eleven are now living .
Harvey l.. Light. OF Rochester. proprietor
Of the Eureka steamboat line. has made an
assignment, with liabilities OF 100000.
Church ~ Phalen, dry soods dealers nj
Troy, y. u, failed for S25O,000.
The contract for what is known as the
Merrill extension of the Chicago, Mlwlu-
kee and st. Paul Road has been let. This
is taken to mean that the company will
build To Ashland, Superior City, or some
other point ON Lake Superior.
THE Congressional election in the Sec
ond Rhode Island Distric. resulted in
favor Of Charles III. Page (Dem.l over
William A. Pierce tRep.) and Alfred Chad
sey tprohib.) Recently the House decided
there had boon mo election" in 1884.
THE editor OF the Berlin Ta0JIdn has
been sentenced to months Imprisonment
for printing the story that the Gar had
shot Herr yillaume, military nttacho OF the
German Legation ut st. Petersburg. 4. The
French representative TO the Vatican has
thanked the Pope tor his endeayors 10
maintain peace between France and Ger
many, and President Grevy has sent the
Pope n Scvres vase and a gold pen
Queen Victoria has asked Lord Dufferin,
Viceroy OF India. 10 convey to the people
her warmest thanks and deep appreciation
OF their loyalty to herself as manifested by
their celebrations in commemoration of the
fiftieth anniversary Of her accession TO the
throne.
The first returns from the elections in
Germany show that the Government suf-
fered defeat in the six districts of Berlin.
The Government will probably have
majority in the Rechstay. Surprise is
expressed at the strength shown by the So
cialists throughout the empire. Berlin
dispatch says:
The elections I'm this city have resulted I'M
favorably for all the Governments candidates.
In four OF tho six divisions second ballots Will
bo necessary, but in each Of these divisions the
anti-soptenate candidate has nc present n ma
jority. The net resuR OF the Berlin voting ia as
follows: Socialist, % lO7. n gam OF ll,O10
Septenist, Ga. SIS: new German Liberal, 0jHsi
The Government parties have gained Is, 900
votes and tho now German Liberals hayo lost
5000 An analysis OF the polling shows that
the contest was unprecedentcdly stubborn As
tue night advanced tho excitement became in
tcnse. Thousands OF people surrounded tho
no spaper Offices awaiting special editions CIV
lug eturns. IL IN stated that Singer and Hasen.
clovor have each over 1900 majority In this
city. Tho result I'm Hamburg IL n triumph for
the Social Democrats. two of whose candidates
arc returned by large maiorties
A RESOLUTION authorizing tho Ordnance
Committee 20 sit in Washington during tho re-
cess, and e. associate with IL throe naval ON
GERS was adopted by the Senate February n.
The Senate passed the river ana harbor appro-
priation and the bill 60 incorporate the Mari
time Canal Company OF Nicaragua. bill was
introduced 60 locate at Columbus, Tenn an
arsenal for tho manufacture OF ordnance
and ordnance stores. The President
sent 20 tho Senate messages votoing
DillH kluutinE pruNiuuh 10 Jpuu ~ IlH-
cher and Rachael Ann Piorpont As 70 the
hrst.namod case, the President maintains that
tho disability for which tho pension Is asked
was not incurred In the service, ana as "a
tho latter case tho President says that
since the bill was introduced n pension
has been granted 10 the claimant by the
Pension Once at the same rate authorized
in the bill The President sent 70 the Senate
the nomination Of Amos M. Thayor, OF Missouri,
20 be United States District Judge for the East
ern District OF Missouri. In the House Of Hep
rosentatives Mr.. Henderson OF North Carolina,
from tho Committee on Elections, submitted n
report ON tho Indiana contested election case Of
Kidd against Steele. Tho report. which IA